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- 8/16:
Benedict Cumberbatch to play Peter Guillam
- Cast announced thus
far: Colin, Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman ("George Smiley"), and Michael
Fassbender
- Working Title
is producing this Peter Morgan adaptation of a John Le Carré
novel, the first in the Karla trilogy
- To be directed
by Tomas Alfredson
- Filming to
start in October in London
- Buy book at amazon
or amazon
uk
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- 6/21: Short film,
written and directed by Rupert Friend, is in post-production; will play
festivals in 2011 and be available on iTunes eventually
- First Asst Director
wrote it "shows an amazing and different role for Colin"; also stars
Keira Knightly
- 4/25: Colin mentions
project while in Toronto accepting an eco award
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- 8/18:
Production stills gallery
updated
- 7/29:
Not announced in Venice's line-up of films in and out of competition
- 7/20: Will have a
gala premiere during first weekend of the Toronto Intl FF (Sept 9-19)
- 7/12: US (limited)
release moved up two days to Nov 24, 2010
- 5/05:
First production still added to new gallery; Multimedia page updated
- 4/26: New article in
which Colin discusses the role
- 4/17: Will open in
the UK in Jan 7, 2011, not Sept 2010 as erroneously reported
- 3/25: Read what
Colin's grandfather wrote about the death of George VI
- 1/21:
Pics added to On
Location Gallery
- 9/25: Principal
photography started Nov 12
- Release expected in late 2010; the
Weinstein Company has international distribution
rights for many countries
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- 2/28: Reg 2 DVD to be
released Apr 24; preorder from amazon uk here
- 11/06: London
premiere at the Empire Leicester Square on Dec 9, 2009
- 7/05: Principal
photography began in London
- 7/05: David Tennant
added to cast, as the villain Pomfrey; most of previous cast returning,
including Colin
- Targeted for release
in the UK on 18 December 2009
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- 2/28:
Film rights sold for Greece, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, Middle
East, Singapore, Latin America, Brazil and to the airlines
- 10/23:
New synopsis and preliminary poster artwork added
- 6/07:
Durham magazine interview added to Articles Archive below
- 5/18:
Audio uploaded from Cannes on Multimedia page
- 5/6:
Principal photography complete; 5/05 was final day for actors
- 5/03:
Update to on location
gallery
- Filming
began 4/06 in Durham, NC
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- 4/18: Reg 1 to be released on July 6th; preorder now
from amazon
- 3/20: Reg 2 DVD to be released 6 June 2010; preorder
from amazon
uk
- 3/02: Read
about Colin's experience on Oprah, plus watch a backstage video
- 2/21: Colin wins Best Actor from Bafta!
- 2/03: Multimedia
page updated
- 12/04: New production stills added to gallery
- 11/12: US official
site is up; order movie
tie-in book with killer cover!
- 10/8: Opened in NY, LA and SF on Dec 11, 2009
- 10/7: To be released in the UK on Feb 12, 2010 and
Switzerland on Feb 18, 2010
- 9/18: Reviews
page updated
- 9/12: Colin wins Best Actor at Venice!!! Film
won Queer Lion award
- Principal photography Nov 3 - Dec 7, 2008
- Buy book at amazon
or amazon.co.uk
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- 5/30:
Reg 1 to be released on Aug 24, 2010; can be preordered from amazon
- 10/30:
Order Reg 2 DVD for Jan 18, 2010, release from amazon.uk
- 10/2:
Opened in Italy on 27 November 2009
- 9/12:
Reviews
page updated
- 8/29:
New movie tie-in editions of the Wilde novel available at amazon
us or amazon
uk
- 8/07: World premiere
gala screening at the Toronto FF on Sept 11
- 7/24: UK release Sept
9th; watch UK trailer at MSN
Video or YouTube
- 8/01:
Press release announcing Colin playing Lord Henry Wotton, as posted
here last week
- Principal
photography began July 28
- Ben
Barnes plays the title character Dorian Gray (THR, May 18, 2008)
- 7/23:
Oliver Parker is directing a script by Toby Finlay; produced by Barnaby
Thompson
- Distribution
deals done for the UK (Momentum
Pictures), Spain (Aurum), Italy (Eagle), Scandinavia (Scanbox),
Canada (Alliance),
Greece (Odeon Films), Poland (Best Film), Germany et al. (Concorde
Pictures), and Australia and New
Zealand (Village Roadshow)
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- Preorder
Reg
1 DVD from amazon for release on Nov 16th in the US; the Reg
2 is scheduled for release on Nov 6 in the UK
- 10/11:
Movie tie-in books available at amazon
and amazon
uk, plus "making of book" can be ordered from amazon
uk
- 9/13:
London to host world premiere on Nov 3rd; details here
- 4/21:
Colin attended unveiling at Cannes on May 18th
- 12/17:
Released in the US on Nov 6, 2009 and UK on Nov 13, 2009
- 5/22:
Playing Fred, Scrooge's nephew; his filming was likely
completed in March
- 12/02/07:
Colin's name first mentioned by director Robert Zemeckis on a podcast
as appearing
in this motion-capture version, starring Jim Carrey
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- 9/18:
Reg 1 DVD available to purchase from amazon
- Opened
in limited release in the US/Canada on May 22, 2009
- 11/22:
the Region 2 DVD released on Mar 16, 2009; order from amazon
uk
- 10/31:
Soundtrack CD can be preordered from amazon
UK or amazon
uk
- Filming
began the week of Jan 14th in London
- Colin
and Kristin Scott Thomas to play parents of Ben Barnes (prince in
"Stardust"), who marries Jessica Biel's character
- Buy
Noel Coward play here from amazon
US
or amazon
UK
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- 5/30:
Region 2 DVD released on July 13th; order from amazon uk here
- 4/26:
Wonderful homemade video of Colin's interview at the Dublin FF here
- 3/29:
Review
page updated
- 3/25:
Opened 27 March in the UK/Ireland
- 1/26:
Colin attended the Feb 20 Dublin Intl Film Festival
screening
- 8/25:
Per Screendaily, THINKfilm has acquired the North American rights
- 8/01:
Screened at the Toronto Film Festival
- 7/30:
Opens 18 December in Australia
- 7/24:
New production still added to gallery
- 7/24:
Competed at the San Sebastian FF (Sept 18-27)
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- 2/28:
Order Reg 1 from amazon here
- 10/09:
Review
page updated
- 9/25: US release
changed to Oct 9, starting in the North East, principally NY/Boston
areas
- The
Region 2 DVD was released 14 April 2008 and can be ordered here
- 12/21:
Multimedia
links and
print interviews updated
- 12/01:
Order film
tie-in book and order soundtrack
(available Dec 10) from amazon uk
- 6/27:
On general release in the UK on Dec 21, 2007
- 6/21:
New photos in On
Location Gallery, plus shots from another scene
- Film
shot Mar 26 - May 24, 2007, at Ealing Studios, an Oxfordshire school,
and other locations
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- 9/24:
Reg 1 DVD released on Nov 10th; order from amazon
- 8/22/08:
Reg 2 DVD released in March 2009; order from amazon
uk
- 3/02/08:
Howlingly bad Reviews
in; British and Irish critics at their snarky best!
- 12/04/07:
Poster and new synopsis added to webpage, plus trailer on Multimedia page
- 9/06/07:
Watch an extended video clip from the film here
- 12/13/06:
Article and pics from wedding scene up here
- 11/12/06:
Press release issued
- Filming
began Nov 13, 2006, in New York
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- 2/13:
Reg 2 DVD released Feb 23, 2009; order from amazon
uk
- 7/22:
Closing film at the Deauvlle
American FF on Sept 14th
- 6/22:
Reg 1 DVD released on Sept 2, 2008; order here
- 5/04:
Two video interviews added to Multimedia page
- 5/02:
Review
page updated; official website
launched, with new link to
platformed check release dates by state
- 4/02:
Opened Apr 25 in NY/LA
- Wins
Audience Favorite award at the Palm Springs Film Festival
- 12/16:
Screencaps from the Russian DVD release at the Russian Colin group's board
- 8/01:
Several new production stills in gallery
- 11/1
update to on-location gallery here
- 9/30:
Colin's last day filming in NY
- Based
on book by Elinor Lipman; available from amazon
us
and amazon
uk
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- 8/26:
Reg 1 DVD to be released on Nov 4, 2008; preorder from amazon here
- 6/27:
Long interview with the Washington Post linked on Multimedia page
- 4/15:
Opened June 6 in NY/LA; rolling out gradually across country; official
US site has opened
- 11/20:
Region 2 DVD released 4 Feb 2008; may be ordered here
- 10/7:
Review
page updated
- 10/3:
UK official site
launched
- Transcript
of Parkinson interview; preview pics here
- 9/24:
Some exclusive pics from the premiere here
- 8/30:
Production notes added here
- 8/10:
US title no longer starts with 'And'
- 6/25:
World premiere 12 July 2007 at the Galway Film Festival
- 6/02:
Production stills gallery
updated
- Principal
photography took place Oct 5 - Nov 18, 2006
- Buy book here: amazon
us or amazon
uk (movie tie-in edition)
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- 7/04: update of Reviews page
- 6/30: Screened at
the Karlovy Vary Intl FF in the Czech Republic on Jul 2
- 12/17 update:
Multimedia
page
- 12/08: Publicity
articles in archive (below) and short ones on webpage
- 12/08:
Official site opened
- 11/28:
Broadcast December 17 on BBC One
- Production notes
added here
- 5/31: Television
project officially announced with a five-week shooting schedule
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- 3/01:
Article excerpt added about Pinter, mentioning the
play and Colin
- 3/01:
More production stills added to gallery
- 2/20:
Radio Times article added to site page; created Review page
- 2/20:
Screencap
gallery created from television ad and video clip
- 2/02:
Aired Feb 26, 2007, at 9:00pm on TV channel More4 in the
UK; check listings for replays
- Buy
play here: amazon
us or amazon
uk
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- 4/04:
Added transcript for The Sopranos promo sketch.
- 3/12:
Screen captures from all sketches and program up in galleries.
- Transcripts for the monologue and all
sketches are now complete and available.
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- (update
2/4/06) Colin
participated in
another English
PEN event at the Italian Cultural Institute on April 24, 2003, at
which a
panel discussed Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's The Leopard and
Colin
read several selections.
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- 6/12:
Hornby
and Channel
Four to make stories into films here
- According
to
the publisher,
the audiotape is NOT read by the authors
- Read Nick
Hornby's intro,
bios of the contributing authors, and a sampling of stories at the
publisher's
site here
- Evening
Standard review of Speaking
with
the Angel here
- Purchase
at amazon
UK or amazon
UK
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- 1/8:
The English Patient photoshoot by Helmut Newton here
- New
larger pics for "At
Chiswick Park" by Jonathan Worth here
- "A cold
day
on the Thames"
by Jamie Kingham here
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Miscellaneous
DVD/Video News |
- 1/30:
Reg 1 Lost in Austen DVD can be preordered at amazon
for release on Apr 14, 2009, while the Reg 2 is already available from amazon
uk
- 5/22:
The
Widowing of Mrs Holroyd (Reg 1) released on DVD (Reg 1) on Aug
19, 2008; order from amazon here
- Another
Country (Reg 2) now available at amazon uk; order here
- Tumbledown
released on Reg 2 DVD in the UK on Mar 26th; order here
- Master
of the Moor released on Feb 20, 2007, in a Ruth Rendell set;
order here
- Rerelease
of Apartment Zero on Reg 1 DVD Feb 20, 2007; full theatrical version (5
min longer) and with commentary. Order here
- Need
information on acquiring rare Firth performance? Check this out
- Order
the Pride and Prejudice 10th Anniversary Limited Edition Collectors Set
at amazon
US or amazon
uk
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- 8/17/10:
No longer comatose, Toyer's producers have casting amnesia
- 5/03/10:
Gambit update
- 2/1710:
The Promised Land - error
- 05/16/09:
Bridget Jones 3 in development
- 05/19/09:
Homage to Catalonia officially shopped at Cannes
- 05/18/09:
The Meat Trade mention at Cannes
- 11/07/07:
David Copperfield
- 10/26/07:
update on Lies of Silence
- 11/23/06:
A Small Wonder
- 5/19/06:
Colossus announced at Cannes
- 3/27/06: Year of
Wonders
- 2/08/06:
The Dead Wait update
- 9/07/05:
La Fenice mentioned as a future co-production
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Articles |
- Tom
Ford and Colin Firth join forces for A Single Man, Sunday Times
(1/17/10) here
- Colin
Firth proud of 'Single Man', Post-Gazette (1/17/10) here
- Colin
Firth dresses up, Globe and Mail (12/8/09) here
- The
man in the white shirt, Intelligent Life (Winter '09) here
- He
Wears a Revealing Sort of Restraint, NY Times (12/02/09) here
- Colin
Firth, feeling 'Single', LA Times (12/2/09) here
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